(P)hysiotherapy

Discovering the World Through Movement!

The ability to move and the ability to sit still are often taken for granted. The goal of physiotherapy for school aged children/youth is to help them move to the best of their ability and to obtain and maintain their highest level of independence at school.  Increasing a child/youth’s independence  increases their self esteem and builds skills for success now and in the future.

Physiotherapists work with students who have movement challenges that affect success in:

• Classroom activities

• Getting around the classroom and school

• Recess Play

• Physical Education

Physiotherapists work with students in a variety of ways:

• Combine movement goals with school routines and academic programming

• Work on specific skills 

• Modify and adapt activities to allow the child/youth to participate

• Group work (ie. movement/brain breaks)

• Collaborate with other team members

• Train learning teams to support a child physically in the school (ie. stair safety, lifting, stretches)

Some examples of when to make a referral to a Physiotherapist include:

• if a student has difficulty playing with others at recess or using playground equipment

• if a student has difficulty doing the same things as peers  in Physical Education

• if a student has difficulty moving around the school